American Football in Toronto - American Football Teams in Toronto, Bills Toronto Series, International Bowl, Rogers Centre (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: American football teams in Toronto, Bills Toronto Series, International Bowl, Rogers Centre, 2009 International Bowl, 2010 Buffalo Bills season, 2009 Buffalo Bills season, 2008 Buffalo Bills season, National Football League in Toronto, NFL International Series, Toronto Phantoms, National Football League on Canadian television, 2010 International Bowl, 2007 International Bowl, Toronto Rifles, 2008 International Bowl, List of Bills Toronto Series broadcasters. Excerpt: The 2009 International Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the Connecticut Huskies (UConn) and the Buffalo Bulls at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 3, 2009. The game was the final contest of the 2008 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I-FBS) football season for both teams, and ended in a 38-20 victory for Connecticut. UConn represented the Big East Conference (Big East) in the game; Buffalo entered as the Mid-American Conference (MAC) champion. Connecticut was selected as a participant in the 2009 International Bowl following a 7-5 regular season where they won their first five games, only to lose five of their last seven contests. Facing the Huskies were the Buffalo Bulls with a regular season record of 8-5, highlighted by an upset win over then-No. 12 and undefeated Ball State in the 2008 MAC Championship Game. Pre-game media coverage focused on the legacy of the 1958 Buffalo Bulls, the first team from the university to be invited to a bowl game. When told that the two African-American members of the team would not be allowed to play because of segregation, the team elected to refuse the bowl bid. Buffalo would not play in a bowl until this game, 50 years later. The game began at 12:00 PM EST. Connecticut, led by running back Donald Brown's 208 yards rushing, dominated the first half stat...